What is CVE-2019-20811?

CVE-2019-20811 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2019-20811 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-20811?

CVE-2019-20811 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-20811?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-20811. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-20811 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-20811 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2019-20811

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. In rx_queue_add_kobject() and netdev_queue_add_kobject() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, a reference count is mishandled, aka CID-a3e23f719f5c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-06-03

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-20811 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.6

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a3e23f719f5c4a38ffb3d30c8d7632a4ed8ccd9e
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-20811

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-06-03

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20811?

CVE-2019-20811 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2019-20811 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-20811?

CVE-2019-20811 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-20811?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-20811. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-20811 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-20811 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.